UNLV
In the distant future, Matt Shaw can picture himself on the big screen, ideally playing a comedic role.
As the most veteran staffer in UNLV’s athletic department, assistant equipment manager Larry Chin has spent 35 years with sweat-soaked uniforms. It’s a career Chin never planned on, but fell into as a junior at Western High School when he realized that at 5 feet 6 inches and 155 pounds, he was too small to continue to play football. He became team manager and eventually received a scholarship at UNLV to serve as a student manager.
A winter spent in seclusion has motivated Bryce Jones to show something special in Las Vegas.
It’s not true. Brigham Young doesn’t have hotel rooms booked for Las Vegas’ bowl.
You know college football season is near when UNLV players are again asked to explain how they feel about being picked last in the Mountain West Conference.
As expected, the Bowl Championship Series was the major topic at Mountain West Conference media days this morning.
During his news conference and later in a more intimate setting, commissioner Craig Thompson talked extensively about the MWC’s role in trying hard this year to effect change in the system. The conference wasn’t successful in trying to bring about immediate change, but Thompson hopes for a long-term payoff.
Two members of the UNLV football team have been named to the preseason All-Mountain West Conference team.
Guard Wink Adams, who finished his college career as UNLV’s sixth all-time leading scorer, and forward Rene Rougeau, a walk-on who became a two-year starter and was the Rebels’ most versatile player, know they won’t be drafted, but they still aim to play in the NBA.
As a senior center fielder, J.J. Sferra batted leadoff for UNLV. On the third day of the major league draft, he filled the same role.
It’s supposed to be a team sport, but without a teammate to deliver a crushing block or a beautiful pass, track truly is an individual competition.